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[...] Incognito, a Buffalo Bills guard, is like the vast majority of the 88 players invited to this all-star gathering Sunday night. The NFL has seemed open to ways to energize its end-of-the-year showcase that is now sandwiched between conference championship and Super Bowl weeks. A few years ago the league broke from the traditional AFC-NFC Pro Bowl matchup and allowed celebrity coaches to draft two teams. [...] in hopes of giving the game a lift, the NFL has moved the Pro Bowl from Hawaii to Orlando... Читать дальше...

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Protesters rallied in St. Petersburg on Saturday against plans by the city authorities to give a landmark cathedral to the Russian Orthodox Church amid an increasingly passionate debate over the relationship between the church and the Russian state. Prominent cultural figures, including the director of St. Petersburg's world-renowned Hermitage Museum, have criticized the decision. The handover has been seen as indicative of the growing power of the Orthodox Church... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers are fearful about the potential political fallout if their eventual replacement of President Barack Obama's health law doesn't deliver, and they didn't hold back at their recent policy conference. Rep. Tom MacArthur, R-N.J., worried that Republican plans could strip health insurance from many of the 20 million people who gained covered through the Affordable Care Act, including through the expansion of Medicaid. Andrew Bremberg, who heads Trump's domestic policy council... Читать дальше...

If you’re watching the Senior Bowl today (2:30pm EST) post your thoughts in the comments section. I’ll update with notes throughout the game.

The fund will "prevent women and girls being abandoned," she added. Because they, too, must be able to decide for themselves if they want children, with whom and when.

(AP) — The movies vying for top honors at the Producers Guild Awards are nearly identical to those up for best picture at the Oscars, with the exception of "Deadpool." Producers included the superhero romp among its 10 nominees for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award, along with Arrival, ''Fences, ''Hidden Figures, ''Hacksaw Ridge, ''Hell or High Water, ''Lion, ''La La Land, ''Manchester By the Sea and Moonlight.

The targets: the White House, State Department, Office of Personnel Management, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Navy, major U.S. financial institutions, a small New York dam and Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. The U.S. took two months, after publicly accusing Russian government hackers of trying to influence the presidential election, to respond with economic sanctions and other more symbolic measures. The reality is that the "nature of conflict has moved to the information space instead of just the physical kinetic space... Читать дальше...

PARIS (AP) — Emmanuelle Riva, a French star of screen and stage who was nominated for an Academy Award for best actress in 2013, has died. With Riva starring alongside another French movie legend, Jean-Louis Trintignant, the film won the Academy Award for best foreign-language film. [...] Jennifer Lawrence won the Academy Award for best actress that year, as a young widow in "Silver Linings Playbook."

Despite debunking by The Associated Press and other fact-checking outlets, that article lives on at "Fox News The FB Page," which has no connection to the news channel although its bears a replica of its logo. Because many of their ads are placed on websites by computer algorithms, it's not always easy for these companies to steer them away from sites they find objectionable. The company says it bars ads on its network from appearing against "misrepresentative content" — its term for fake news ... Читать дальше...

LONDON (AP) — As a self-described "old drunk," the actor John Hurt nonetheless had a half-century career highlighted with memorable performances, two Oscar nominations, a Golden Globe and four British BAFTA awards. The sole customer at the village pub was Hurt, a pint of Guinness in hand, chatting with the bartender about "I, Claudius" and life as a tax exile in County Wicklow. Beginning with bit parts in films and television, his breakout came in 1966 as Richard Rich in Fred Zinnemann's "A Man... Читать дальше...

The Cardinal (18-3, 8-1 Pac-12) shot 51.9 percent from the field and outrebounded the Cougars by 16 to maintain a share of first place in the Pac-12. The Cougars — who shot 29 percent on the night — disrupted the Cardinal, but could not translate forced turnovers into points. The Cougars, down their top three scorers to season-ending injuries, dropped their second consecutive game to a top-10 team. The Cardinal are a double overtime loss at Oregon State away from being undefeated in conference play, and face their next big test on Sunday. Читать дальше...

As MoPop celebrates the 20th anniversary of its Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, here's a look at some of our region's ties to sci-fi culture and community.

Whyte, the cafeteria manager at Maplewood Middle School, has learned from experience that if you want students to eat healthy foods, choices matter — even if they are not immediately obvious ones. The North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale school is one of a growing number in the Twin Cities to embrace the Smarter Lunchrooms Movement, an initiative aimed at getting students to eat more of the healthy foods schools are required to serve. The Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, passed by Congress in 2010, required schools to serve more fruits... Читать дальше...

Romeo scored 32 points, including 10 3-pointers, and Kelsey Plum added 24 points to move into sixth place on the NCAA all-time scoring list as No.7 Washington beat California 90-67 on Friday night. Former Missouri State standout Jackie Stiles is the all-time leading scorer with 3,393 points. Plum was 8 of 16 from the field, including, 4 of 9 beyond the arc, and also had seven rebounds and five assists. Romeo, a junior transfer from Nebraska, scored 17 first-quarter points, making 5 of 6 3s, and... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The versatile actor Sir John Hurt, who could move audiences to tears in "The Elephant Man," terrify them in "Alien," and spoof that very same scene in "Spaceballs," has died. Twice nominated for an Oscar for playing the tortured John Merrick in David Lynch's "The Elephant Man" and for his role as the heroin addict Max in "Midnight Express," Hurt's career spanned over 50 years. After minor television and film appearances, his breakout came in 1966 as Richard Rich in Fred Zinnemann's... Читать дальше...

LONDON (AP) — Agent: Oscar-nominated actor John Hurt, from "The Elephant Man" and "Midnight Express," dies at 77.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stranger Things breakout Millie Bobby Brown has landed her first big film role in Godzilla: With a smattering of TV credits to her name, the 12-year-old actress gained fame this past year for her portrayal of the mysterious Eleven in the sci-fi Netflix series "Stranger Things," which has been picked up for a second season.

An ex-police officer at the center of an online effort that illegally distributed thousands of doses of prescription narcotics has been sentenced to eight years in prison.

(AP) — Paintings, photographs and other items from Selfridge Air National Guard Base are going on display as part of an exhibit in suburban Detroit. The historical exhibit is part of the art center's Michigan Annual exhibit and comes as the base in Macomb County's Harrison Township celebrates its 100th anniversary this year with a series of events.

A 32-year-old man was charged this week for the death of his girlfriend in Burien in 2014, according to King County Superior Court records.

Starbucks Corp. boosted Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz's compensation 8.6 percent to $21.8 million for fiscal 2016, his last full year on the job, after the company posted record revenue and earnings.

CONCEPCION, Chile (AP) — Flames from more than 100 raging wildfires in Chile continued spreading from the mountains to the Pacific coast, destroying forests, livestock and entire towns in a destructive path that is now dangerously close to the city of Concepcion. Residents of one of the condominiums, which is located behind a hill of pines, used garden hoses to wet the streets while firefighters arrived and contained the flames. More than 4,000 firefighters have battled the fires, but the ferocity... Читать дальше...

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PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is getting the green light to allow concessionaires to operate food trucks at 11 possible locations around the 3,000-acre airport. City officials say the plan approved Wednesday by the City Council is intended to serve thousands of employees and customers who don't have access to existing food and beverage services in terminals. The plan would allow contracts to be amended to allow existing concessionaires to use food trucks to travel set routes... Читать дальше...

Pete Carroll mentioned ‘linebacker’ as a need in his end of season press conference. Defensive backs. Offensive linemen. That was expected. Linebacker? Don’t they have Bobby Wagner and K.J. Wright? Didn’t Mike Morgan start 29% of the snaps some of the time and as little as 5% in other games? Still, there are three possible […]